期 qī
- Strokes
- 12
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
期望
qīwàng
to hope; to expect
Characters in this word
望 wàng
- Strokes
- 11
- Radical
- 月 — moon
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 我期望成功。 Wǒ qīwàng chénggōng. I hope for success.
- 她期望回家。 Tā qīwàng huí jiā. She hopes to go home.
- 期望不要太高。 Qīwàng bú yào tài gāo. Do not expect too much.